"Radical Cost Control" Delivers Projects Under Budget and On Schedule
While other transportation departments across the country are cancelling projects due to rising costs, MoDOT is delivering record amounts of road improvements under budget and on schedule. How is this possible? Budget

Don’t Let This Fourth of July Blow Up in Your Face

The Fourth of July is the pinnacle of the summer travel season and the height of highway construction as well. As you head out in July, MoDOT urges you to slow down, buckle up and ARRIVE ALIVE. July4

MoDOT Shakes Things Up
MoDOT is one of many organizations that is participating in the state’s catastrophic earthquake response plan exercise. The three-day exercise began June 19, and includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency of Kansas City, all state agencies, and 78 local and county response organizations. Earthquakes    

Tour of Missouri Coming Soon
The Tour of Missouri bicycle race is scheduled for Sept. 11 – 15. Approximately 120 athletes representing 15 countries will participate in the race patterned after the Tour de France. Six hundred miles will be traveled during the tour. Organizers hope this will become an annual event. More information can be found at www.tourofmissouri.com.  

Get Your County Maps Online
By now most people know that MoDOT produces a free state highway map. But most Missourians may not realize MoDOT also makes detailed maps for each of the 114 counties in Missouri, and the maps are easily available online. County Maps

Take Time for Connections
The latest issue of Connections, MoDOT's monthly employee newsletter, is now online. For some of the latest statewide and district news, make the connection! Connections Online

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